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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.8
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6692 yards
Slope 124
Rating 72.5

Previously known as Burt Lake Golf Club

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Indian River Golf Club - MI
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Course Details

Year Built 1923
Golf Season Seasonal
Architect Wilfrid Reid (1924) Warner Bowen (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Michigan (2023 #6)

Reviews

4.6
43 Reviews (43)
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great place to spend a day

Terrific golf course in wonderful condition. The layout is sneaky hard and requires all the shots. Staff is friendly. Beautiful range for practice
Clubhouse is inviting and the food and beverages were excellent.
Semi private club--if I lived closer I would join tomorrow!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Great Old Club, Can't miss this one

A great old club, this club is one to play. Walked it in the fall. Gentle rolling terrain. Staff was friendly. The Greenside Grille had great food and the members I meet were fun!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Play this place

Greens were in perfect condition - many blind shots for first time player to this course - wish I lived in range of this place.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Northern delight

This was my first visit to this course and what a delight it was.
I booked via Golf Now and the check in process was quick and simple. Steve in the pro shop was helpful and quick.
The starter was very knowledgeable and gave a few pointers for some of the holes.
The course itself was in good condition with a few patches on the greens......but this did not effect my enjoyment.
I will be back to play next time i am in the area and would highly recommend this course to anyone wanting a pleasant day out.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Good course for the green fees

Nice course for the up noth feel. Very friendly staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is an Up North beauty!

We played after a day of heavy rains so there were some soggy spots but overall the course was very playable and very pleasing to the eye! We arrived early and pro shop attendant (Steve) allowed us to start ahead of a large group. We had clear sailing and a great experience ! I'll play there again.

Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

fun course.

This course was fun. Not overly difficult or long. Played front nine with some locals and they were very friendly. Played back alone. Want to come back next time I'm up north.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

One for the "TO DO" list.

Friendliest course yet. Good condition. Very well marked. Good food.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is very well maintained.

Definitely will play here again. Played very early AM. Finished in under 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Previously Played

Course was in great shape

Staff at desk and 1st tee (same lady) was extremely rude and very arrogant and she even said we did not get it on golf now, because they wouldn't put out a time for 2:56 she was saying we should be happy for our price and tried to tell us it was faster for 4 people to walk than ride carts

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/04/2016

We're sorry to hear about your bad experience with this former employee. We would love for you to come back and meet our new friendly staff.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Up North Value

Nice course. Excellent greens and bunkers. Fairways were a bit furry and could use some TLC. Last 14 holes were very nice in a classic tree lined northern Michigan setting. Staff could use some work. Used golfnow to make my tee time and was promptly told it cost me more money to do that then pay them directly.... don't enjoy being told I am stupid when I am paying to play. I thought $59 was a little high for this course, but it is a value compared to most courses in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pleasant experience

We arrived an hour early, checked in and had lunch. The food was delicious. We had the perch special and turkey Reuben. Started early and finished in less than four hours. The course was in very good shape. The greens were nice except the speeds on the green were hard to judge. The staff was friendly and helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Average

Vacationing in indian river since I was a kid and finally decided to pay the steep price to play their course. Very average course for the price, the younger girl running the pro shop was extremely rude and stubborn and is the reason I won't be returning. Made us wait 20 minutes for another twosome to pair up with even though the course was not busy. No beverage cart.

Bummed. Not impressed.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/04/2016

We're sorry to hear about your poor experience. We have since hired new staff who are friendly and courteous. Please give us another try and let us know what you think.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Nice challenging course

Great course, friendly staff, not extremely difficult. Can walk it. We keep coming back here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

staff need to know how to smile

course was in great shape - staff were not very friendly - cost way too much

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A friendly course, well maintained. I just wish they have more features like Holes 8 and 16.

Well kept, friendly staff, great food, the Chef might get pirated by other restaurants.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall, a great golf course.

I was very pleased with this golf course. I would recommend this place to anyone. It's well worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course. Greens were well maintained and rolled well.

Course played well. A little dry, but no rain in a few days.
Played in 3 hours at a good pace.
Layout is good and the staff very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in great shape

I golfed Indian River over Memorial Day. The course was in fabulous condition. The first few holes are average, but once you get in the woods it can be a fun and challenging course. Since our cottage is on Burt Lake, it beats having to drive one hour to Gaylord to get a good round of golf in.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Friendly people, excellent course, great value

Eight guys on a fall golf trip played this course as well as others in Gaylord. We all agreed this was our favorite course. We also had a great dinner in the Greenside Grille, the walleye was fantastic.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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